Canada vs Western Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Canada
2.83 million t
in 2023
Western Asia
2.69 million t
in 2023
Canada rank
8th
Western Asia rank
17th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Canada
  • Western Asia
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 2.83 million t against 2.69 million t in Western Asia, a difference of 144,790 t.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Western Asia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Asia ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Western Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 186,188 t 226,557 t 40,369 t Western Asia
1970s 511,871 t 800,036 t 288,166 t Western Asia
1980s 1.04 million t 1.67 million t 630,298 t Western Asia
1990s 1.33 million t 2.08 million t 744,158 t Western Asia
2000s 1.53 million t 2.14 million t 619,676 t Western Asia
2010s 2.25 million t 2.20 million t 55,509 t Canada
2020s 2.64 million t 2.51 million t 134,250 t Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Canada or Western Asia?
Canada, at 2.83 million t against 2.69 million t in Western Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Canada and Western Asia?
144,790 t, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Western Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Western Asia rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Canada ranks 8th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).